Corset.



c. 13. HUWD.

CORSET.

APPLIGATIOI TILED 315.25. 1907.

Patented Sept 22, 1908.

l f hu all UNITED STATES IfA'I ENT OFFICE.

ClIAllLi-IS 1i. 0WD, OF BELVIDl-IRE, ILLIXOZS.

CORSET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patema Sept. 22. 1908.

Application filed January 25, 1907. Serial No. 353,945.

Jill; tit-viva is shown as fastenings described.

rtgcably 'enie first menx\.m in combination icrs of the garment to be g, arigid stay in the edge ac ng guides on one of said xtcnding through said lacing lacing guides devoid of rigid with each other alternating along for disen gaging devices on t provided with means gaging the en tioned'stay.

3. in a front-laced corset with the two meml connected by lacin of each member; 1

ing and lapping under the edge of the stay at the other part. The planchet when )resenl is no.- attached to either member of t to gar- E mcnt except bythe lacin 's and disenga eable t serves bet I the carrying the lacing guides, I). wise would be carried only by and of affording a backing behind stays; a lacing e which prevents them from being guides; other 0 the. form of the wearer and leav connection purpose of which other the lacing, these guide pressed iiit niginarks, this latter purpose. bcingserved by I the lacing with those on the sta and means the fly when the planchetis dispensed with. for discngagcahly engaging salt other lacing In either of the forms of construction shown 3 guides with the other stay. in Figs. 1 and 3, two laces may be. employed 4. In a front-laced corset, in combinationcrossmg each other intermediate each pair of 7 with the two members of the garment to be guides, as seen in Fig. 5. When two laces connected by lacing, a lacing cord on one arensed there will he guides, I), provided opmember and means connecting the cord with positc each of the uides, (l, and each. lace said member at a plurality of points along;

will engage onl wit I the alternatcguides, I), 'thc length of the cord; engagcuble devices'i'fl. and with the alternate guides, (I, as seen u: on the other member alternating in position ion of the lacing and devices having unted on the cord in en the enga ement of tho Fig. 5. (.onsidcring ea h lace by itself, the construction and operation will be the same as that shown in Fig, l -nhat is, the guides, I), engaged with each tape will alternate with the points of connectcord on the first member cord run-ways and mo the intervals betwe i i 2 i i t i 2 25 along the same with the guides, engaged cord. with the first member, sait devices each with the same, tape, comprising, in addition to the. cord run-way, claimra feature for engaging such engageable dc- 1. In a front-laced corset, in combination 5 vices on the other member. with the two members to be connected by f 5. in a front-laced corset, in combination 20 lacing, a rigid stay in the edge of each mcmwith the two members to be connected by or; engaging devices secured to the stay in lacing, a rigid stayin the edge of each memone of the members; lacing guides on the 5 er'; engaging devices secured to the sta in stay in the other member; a. lace engaged ;one of the members; lacing guides on the wit 1' such guides, and other guides devoid of stav in the other member; a lacing engaged 35 rigid connection with each other alternating wit such guides; and other lacing guides therealong with said first mentioned guides ai'tei-nat-in therealong with the first menand adapted to be disengageably enga ed f tioned guiilcs free for movement independent with the engaging devices of the irst 5 of each other along he lacing between said member. E fust mentioned guides respectively, and pro- 40 2. In a. front-laced corset, in combination vidcd with a feature for disengageably en ions to be connected by I the edge of each of said DICITI )ers; engaging devices on the stay in one of the members; lacing guides on the stay of the other member; a llexible fabric with the two mcml the first; laemg, a rigid stay i1 gaging the on member.

In testimony whereof, Il

my hand at Belvidere, Ill

of January, A. .l).,

gaging devices of iave hereunto set inois, this 21 day strip planehet, having lacing guides secured CHARLES B. HOWD. to it and a lacing engaging alternately the \Vitncsses:

guides on the sta andthe guides on the i IRVING TERWILLIGER,

plane-hot, said guides on the planchct being FRANK SEWELL. 

